Residents in a Nottinghamshire village are being invited to a safety session after Network Rail has seen a rise in reckless behaviour at a popular level crossing.
Over recent months, people have been spotted dangerously leaving toddlers unattended, trespassing, and leaving dogs off their lead at Chestnut Grove level crossing in Burton Joyce.
The busy footpath crosses the Nottingham to Lincoln line, which sees around 70 trains travel through each day at tremendous speeds.
Network Rail, with support from East Midlands Railway, Nottingham County Council and Burton Joyce Parish Council, will be running a hard-hitting session to engage with the community and hammer home the top tips for staying safe around the railway, including:
- Concentrate – it’s easy to get distracted, especially by phones, music and conversation.
- Stop, look and listen. Follow signs and instructions.
- Check both ways before crossing – if there is a train coming, don’t cross.
- Cross quickly, keeping children close and dogs on a lead.
Laurence King, Chair of Burton Joyce Parish Council said:
“This is a very important issue for residents and visitors to the village. We are looking to work with Network Rail and others to understand the causes, improve public education, safety signage and infrastructure improvements, to significantly reduce the potential for unsafe behaviour and the consequent effect on rail staff and network operation”.
Cllr Mike Adams of Gedling Borough Council said: “Living in the village and using the railway crossings regularly for family walks by the river, we recognise its importance to our village.
“The risks being taken currently by some, while crossing the railway are frightening to see on the replays from the cameras on site. We risk losing this incredible asset if we don’t get better at using it.
“Please come along to the education day and help us all learn how to better protect the residents we all care about.”
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